| Port | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Dakar | 349,231 | 369,137 | 383,903 | 428,171 | 384,376 | 486,092 | 496,800 |
| Lomé | 339,853 | 352,695 | 288,481 | 311,470 | 247,852 | 252,715 | 238,173 |
| Coutonou | 316,744 | 334,798 | 348,190 | 388,341 | 314,000 | 346,000 | 333,000 |
| Libreville | 356,285 | 442,802 | 505,000 | 550,000 | 619,692 | 571,000 | 550,000 |
| Pointe-Noire | 356,285 | 442,802 | 505,000 | 550,000 | 619,692 | 571,000 | 550,000 |
| Douala | 285,070 | 301,319 | 313,371 | 339,269 | 333,555 | 379,000 | 370,000 |
| Kribi | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Lagos (Apapa) | 1,232,171 | 1,559,276 | 1,809,904 | 1,696,000 | 1,893,409 | 1,558,679 | 1,335,470 |
| Tema | 642,519 | 813,494 | 884,984 | 894,362 | 756,578 | 816,852 | 925,964 |
| Abidjan | 639,265 | 664,488 | 880,104 | 772,296 | 803,317 | 697,160 | 705,000 |